Dallas County Sheriff's Department, Texas
End of Watch: Thursday, December 21, 1922
Age: 38
Tour of Duty: 10 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: December 21, 1922
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Executed
Deputy Thomas Woods was shot and killed in a gunfight between deputies and three suspects running a whiskey still in Rowlett Creek.
One suspect was sentenced to 40 years. He later shot and killed Deputy Willis Champion during an attempted jailbreak. He was executed for the murders.
Deputy Woods had served with the Dallas County Sheriff's Department for 10 years.